Titan Sunflower

Massive, record-setting flower heads have reached a fantastic 24 inches across in some areas. One of the largest you can grow, it also produces lots of really big seeds. Fun for the kids and adults as well.

The only bad thing about the Atlas sunflowers is that I should have bought more at the Seed Bank! The largest of tese truly massive flowers are now at least 12 feet tall, with beautiful big bright flowers. The kids are looking forward to getting some sunflower seeds out of them (if the birds don't get them first). Definitely will plant more of these next season.

I planted these indoors in late March to get a head start, and also because of the short growing season here in Wisconsin. I transplanted them out of cut off water bottles when they were about 18 inches tall. By July I had blooms already and some plants were 7-8 feet tall and growing. One 7 foot plant has a "trunk" that is about 3 inches think. Flowers are not yet fully grown but I estimate they will get to be almost 10 inches wide. A great substitute for corn in a "3 sisters" garden of pole beans and squash.